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PHONOGRAPH Filed Feb. 19, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 z -INVENTQR- Leskr L.Jones.

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PHONOGRAPH Filed Feb. l9, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 I INVENTOR Lesier L.Jon

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Patented Apr. 10,1934' PHONOGRAPH Lester L. me, Oradcll, N. J.Application February 19, 1929, Serial No. 341,018

26 Claims.

This invention relates to phonographs, more particularly to automatic orself-operating phonographs.

This application, together with my copending 5 applications SerialNumbers 341,076, and 341,07?

filed concurrently herewith, disclose an automatic phonograph, a generaland primary object of which is to simplify and accelerate the recordchanging operation.

One object of my present invention is to make possible rapid ejection ofa used record from the recordturntable, which I do by tilting the tableto a substantially vertical position. A further object of my inventionis to make the ejection certain, and to this endI provide means forDushing the record away from the table when it is in the verticalposition in order to dislodge the record from the centering pin,permitting it to fall into a discard magazine by gravit If the record isallowed to spin. rapidly at the time of ejection it is subject to damageand apt to make considerable noise, and accordingly a further object ofmy invention is to reduce the 'rotative speed of the record at the timeof ejection. This I do, first, by making the ejector means in the formof arms which press against the bottom of the record near its peripheryover a .considerable surface, so as to apply a braking action to therecord. Secondly, I also attain this object by rotating the turntablewith its shaft solely by frictional engagement against the upper face ofa collar fixed to the shaft, that is, the turntable is axially movableaway'from the collar, so that when the turntable is tilted to thedischarge position the friction between the table and the collar isreduced and the rotative speed of the table is reduced with'it.Similarly, the friction between and the relative rotation of the recordand table are reduced.

A further object of my invention is to permit the turntable to carry thenext record to. be played directly into contact with the reproducer whenthe table is raised to its normal playing position, This I do, broadly,by bringing the record to be playedinto engagement with the table, thatis, loading the table with the record,

,while the table is still tilted away from the reproducer. Such anarrangement speeds up the 50 record changing operation because the oldrecord is separated from the reproducer, and-the new record is broughtinto contact with the reproducer, all as part of the record changingoperation, and without necessitating the usual delay in 55 thatoperation caused by, waiting for the repro-1 and so jam the machine..sible'source of trouble is another object of my played automatically insuccession ducer to be moved out of the way of the turntable.

According to my invention the new record 'is picked up by the tablesimply by supporting the record in such a position that its center holelies in the arcuate path followed by the centering pin of the tableduring the restoring oscillation, so that the pin engages the centerhole and carries the record with it.

In the event of some misstep in the operation of the machine such that arecord is prematurely brought into loading position, the centering pinmay catch in the center hole of the record while' the turntable is beingtilted downwardly,

To obviate this pos- 7o invention, which I fulfill by so adjusting theposition of the record to be played, relative to the path of thecentering pin, that'the centering pin when oscillating upwardly missesthe lower side and engages only the upper side ofthe center hole in therecord. With such an arrangement the centering pin on the downwardoscillation will slide harmlessly past a-record in loading position.

, Heretofore automatic phonographs have been designed solely with a viewto automatic record changing, that is to say, they provide forcontinuous entertainment by a number of records by the machine. However,the-actual step of loading the machine with the group of records to beplayed is no easier than the step of loading an ordinary phonograph witha single record, and, in fact,

is ordinarily much more diflicult. A further and very important objectof my invention is to provide a phonograph which will be automatic, notmerely in the sense of changing records automatically, but in the senseof being self=loading, self-ejecting, and self-stopping, and thiswhether used for a stack of records or for only a single record at atime. To this end I first provide a record magazine which is preferablyarranged for both top and side loading. When the top of the magazine isopened a stack of records may be inserted at once, or the records in themagazine I may be removed or rearranged. For side loading the magazineis also provided with a slot in its side which ordinarily will be at thefront of the phonograph cabinet, through which records may besuccessively inserted. The arrangement is such that a single recordinserted in the slot moves directly to the front of the magazine, readyto be put into loading position, or, if other records are already inthemagazine, the newly .110

to be played. By simply inserting a single record in the slot andpressing the starting button the record is loaded, played, ejected, andthe machine is stopped. Another record may be inserted through the slotwhen desired, and the starting button again pressed to play the newrecord. If a number of records are desired they may be leisurely orrapidly inserted in the slot in the order preferred, and they are playedin that order. My invention, considered in this aspect, is an automaticphonograph comprising an enclosed record turntable and reproducer, aslot in the enclosure through which a record may be inserted to beplayed, a starting device, means responsive to the starting device forputting the record into loading position, and self-loading mechanismalso responsive to said starting device for bringing the record intoengagement with the reproducer, and, finally, automatic means fordischarging the record and stopping the machine, unless other recordshave meanwhile been selected and inserted in the magazine.

In accordance with my invention the used record is ejected by ejectormeans which push the record away from the turntable, and the ejectormeans are operated by operating means actuated by tilting of theturntable. Similarly, the innermost record of the stack in the storagemagazine is separated from the stack into a loading position byseparator means responsive to operating means also actuated by tiltingof the table. Another object of my invention is to insure that a newrecord is separated into loading position only if the used record hasbeen ejected from the table, and this I accomplish by mechanicallyinterconnecting the ejector and separator means.

Sometimes a record is found so desirable that the listener wishes torepeat the same record, and

- to provide for this is still another object of my invention, which Iattain by adding. a manually operable device for making the operatingmeans which operate the ejector and separator inoperative andnon-responsive to .tilting of the tumtable, so that the used record isnot ejected and the next record is not separated into loading position.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing'and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear, my invention consists in the automatic phonographelements and their relation one to the other, as hereinafter are moreparticularly described in the specification and sought to be defined inthe claims. The specification is accompanied by drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a partially sectioned elevation showing the generalarrangement of the phonograph Fig. 2 shows a record separated intoloading position about to be carried up with the truntable;

Fig. 3 is an elevation looking at the front of the magazine;

Fig. 4 is a detail of the ejector, separator, and repeat mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section through the discard magazine;

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a front elevation of another type of magazine for storingrecords to be played;

Fig.- 8 is a section through the magazine shown in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a detail of the turntable;

1,954,246 added record joins the stack and awaits its turn Fig. 10 is afront elevation of the turntable and tilting mechanism;

Fig. 11 is a detailed section though the single revolution clutch shownin Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is a wiring diagram for the phonograph; and

Fig. 13 is a front elevation of a part of a cabinet enclosing themechanism.

Referring to Fig. 1, there is a record turntable 2, the hub 4 of whichrests on and frictionally engages a collar 6 fixed to a shaft 8. This isdriven by a motor. 10 through a worm 12 meshing with a worm wheel 14..The motor and turntable are supported by a frame, not shown, whichincludes trunnions 16 held in pedestal bearings 13, to permit theturntable to oscillate away from the reproducer 21 to the position 2shown in dotted lines. The ejector arms 20 are arranged to dislodge therecord from the centering pin 22 of the turntable, permitting the recordto fall by gravity into a discard storage magazine 24, the record beingguided from the vertical to a horizontal position, in order'to obtainair cushioning, by a semi-circular guide 26. The records to be playedare stacked in a magazine 30, the bottom 32 of which is slopeddownwardly so that the records therein tend to move to the forwardface34 of the magazine. Separator mechanism, here exemplified by a finger40, is used to separate the innermost record from the magazine and dropit onto external supports 36, in loading position. During the downwardoscillation the reproducer 21 is swung outwards by a cam 112 andfollower 114, ready to begin the new record, which is picked up by thecentering pin 22 during the upward oscillation of the table.

The foregoing description is intended to be a more or less generalsurvey, and some of the features of the invention to which the presentapplication is more specifically directed are next described. Fig. 2 isa. view similar to Fig. 1, except that the turntable 2 is shown intilted position, while the next record to be played, numbered 42,

is shown separated from the stack of records,

with its lower edge resting on the external supports 36, while its uppersurface rests against the top edge of the turntable 2. Asthe turntablebegins to oscillate upwardly the record 42, resting thereon, inclinestowardthe turntable, as is indicated by the dotted line position, andthe length or projection of the centering pin 22, as

well as the remainder of the dimensions, are so adjusted that thecentering pin engages the center hole of the record. For the mostpopular size of record the dimensions are made such that the centeringpin misses the lower side of the center hole and engages only the upperside of the centering hole, in order to prevent jamming in case a recordhappens to be in loading position when the table is tilted downwardly.For the larger size records the centering pin touches the record alittle below the center hole, and then slides up the record until thecenter 'hole is reached, after which the record is carried with thetable into playing position.

' This view also showshow-the record magazine is provided with grooves50, which lead to a slot 51 at the front of the phonograph cabinet,which, except for the slot, fully encloses the phenograph mechanism, asis most clearly brought out in Fig. 13. The inner sides of the groovesare cut away, in the magazine, as at 56, to permit records inserted inthe slot to slide down the inclined bottom 32 of the magazine and cometo rest against its forward face 34. The magazine is additionally dottedcircle 58.

provided with a curved guide surface 52 which helps make the descent ofthe records inserted into the magazine certain and almost noiseless, Asbefore, a separator finger 40 is provided which lifts the innermostrecord above the lower edge 54 of the front face 34 of the magazine, andpermits it to fall outside the magazine until caught by the supportingmeans 36. In the particular case shown the record is additionallysupported by the .top edge of the turntable 2, but it is obvious thatother supporting means may be employed to properly position the recordrelative to the path described by the centering pin 22.

A front view of this magazine is shown in Fig. 3, in which it will benoted, first, that the guide grooves 50, in which records are insertedfrom the side slot 51, terminate in the curved portions 56 in order topermit the inserted records to fall clear of the grooves and into themagazine proper. The curved guide 52 cases the record toward the frontface of the magazine.

The bottom of the magazine supports the innermost record in the positionindicated by the After the turntable has been tilted the separatorfinger40 is raised and permits the record to clear the bottom edge 54 of theopening at the front of the magazine, and the record then falls to theposition indicated by the dashed circle 60, resting on the supports 36.

The opening in front of the magazine is enlarged at the points 62 over asufficient distance to permit easy egress of the record from themagazine.

, The mode of operation of -the separator finger 40, and of the ejectorarms 20, is illustrated in Fig. 4, which'is an elevation on the sideopposite to that shown in Fig. 1. In this figure, for the sake ofclarity, most of the tiltable frame and mechanism, except the tableitself, has been omitted. This omitted frame is supported on a shaft ortrunnions l6 and carries a crank '70, which, when the table 2 is tiltedfrom the horizontal position to the substantially vertical positionindicated at 2', is moved to theposition indicated at '70.

The separator finger 40 is fixed to a shaft '72,

fitted with a crank '74, which isoperatively connected through a link"76 to the ejector arm 20. The arm 20 is in' turn connected to a link'78, the upper end 80 of which is slidably sup-ported in the slot 82 ofa bell crank member 84. The connecting link '78 is provided with aprojection 86, which, when the bell crank member 84 is in the positionshown in solid lines, lies in the path of the crank pin of the crank'70.

' It will thusbe seen that the ejector means 20 is operated by operatingmeans '78 which is actuated by tilting of the turntable 2. Similarly,the separator means 40 is operated by operating means including-thelinks '76 and '78, which are actuated by tilting of the turntable 2.From a slightly different viewpoint, the separating means 40 isoperatively connected to the ejector means 20 by the link '76 in orderto insure that a new record is separated only if the used record hasbeen ejected from the table.

The bell crank 84 may be manually shifted to the dotted positionindicated at 84', in which case the slot 82 moves to the position 82,thus raising the link '78 to the position '78, so that the protuberance86 is moved out of the path of the crank '70. In this manner the ejectormeans 20,

and also the separator means 40, are made inoperative even though thetable 2 is tilted, and when the table is restored to its horizontalposireproduction crank 84 thus constitutes manually operable tion itstill carries the same record as before, the

of which is then repeated. The bell I means for making the ejector andseparator,

means inoperative in order torepeat a desired record. With the presentarrangement I prefer to put the table through its tilting operation,even though the same record is to be played, because the tiltingoperation provides for disengaging the record from the reproducer,moving the reproducer outward to the beginning of the record, and againbringing the record into contact with the reproducer, features'whichhave been more I carefully set forth in my companion applicationsalready referred to. v

The ejector arms 20 are given a relatively large surface area in order,to apply a braking action to the record, so as to insure reduction inits rotativespecd when it is dropped into the discard magazine 24.ducing this rotative speed is provided in the simple gravity frictionalengagement existing between the turntable 2 and the collar 6. Theturntable 2 with its hub 4 is simply dropped over the end of theturntable shaft 8 and descends until the hub 4 rests on the collar 6.This is better illustrated in Fig. 9, wherein the table 2 has beenslightly elevated to separate the hub 4 from the collar 6. The taperedsurface 90 is covered with felt to insure silence and good frictionalcontact. Since thetable is free to move axially away from the collar thefriction therebetween is greatly reduced when the turntable axis istilted to the horizontal position, and this reduces the motor load andserves to reduce the rotative speed of the table at the time of ejectionof the record. The lessened friction between the record and the tablealso helps stop the record, as well as the braking action of the ejectorarms 20.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section shrough' the dis card magazine 24 shownin Figs. 1 and 4, and shows how the record is changed from the verticalto a horizontal position by a semi-circular guide ring 26, which issufficiently great in 'diameter to permit the record, when horizontal,to pass through to the bottom of the magazine. This figure also showshow the bottom of the magazine is provided with a recess, at 92, whichfacilitates the removal of records from the magazine. This feature ismore clearly illustrated in Fig. 6, which is a section taken on line 6-6in Fig. 5. A door 94 is provided with a knob 96, by the aid of which thedoor may be opened about a hinge 98, preferablylocated substantiallybelow the bottom of the magazine in order to provide clearance in whichthe hand may grasp the records, through the recess 92.

An alternative type of record storage magazine, having the advantageover that described in Figs. 2 and 3 of being able to accommodaterecords of different size, is illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8. In thesefigures it will be seen that the records are supported, both within themagazine, and after separation therefrom, by rods 100. When the recordsare within the magazine they are engaged by the edge 102 of the forwardface of the magazine for suiiicient distance up their sides tosupportthem in position. A shaft 104 projection 108, which starts therecord tilting downwardly. The record is arrested by supporting means110 fixed to the ends of the rods 100, 'which hold the lower edge of therecord, while the upper edge may be supported by the periphery of theturntable 2, as was set fiiirth in connection with Fig. 2.

It will be understood that this magazine,- like the magazine describedin Figs; 2 and 3, may be provided with a slot and grooves for guidingrecords inserted in the slot to the rear of the magazine and onto thesupporting rods 100.

The side elevations in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 have omitted the tiltable frameand the tilting mechanism therefor in order not to obscure other features of the machine. For a detailed side elevation reference may bemade to my companion application Serial Number 341,077, filedconcurrently herewith, but for the purposes of the present disclosure itis believed that the method of tilting and of controlling the tilting ofthe turntable may be sufficiently clearly set forth with the aid ofFigs. 10, 11 and 12. Adverting to Fig. 10 the turntable 2 and its hub 4rest on a collar 6, fixed to the shaft 8. The shaft 8 is carried in atiltable frame 140, which issupported by trunnions 16, fitted inpedestal bearings 18. The frame 140 carries the driving motor 10, whichrotates the shaft 8 by means of a worm 12 mesh ing with a worm wheel 14.

The shaft 8 also carries a worm 152 which meshes with a worm wheel 154,integrally formed with which is a fixed or driving clutch wheel 156.Coaxially mounted with the wheel 156 is a crank disk 142, carrying acrank pin 170. The crank pin 170 is anchored to the fixed chassis, 150bymeans of a connecting rod 144, which at one end surrounds the crankpin 170, and at the other end is borne by a wrist pin 146. One of thepedestals 18 carries an electro-magnet 192, arranged to attract anarmature 194, fixed to a plunger 180, which, when reciprocated, actuatesa single revolution clutch pin 174, which engages the clutch wheel 156and thus causes the crank 142 to rotate. The lower end of theconnectingrod 144 being anchored to the fixedchassis,therotation of thecrank results in a rotation of the crank shaft about the crank'pin, andconsequently tilts the entire frame 140, with the turntable 2, about thetrunnions '16. 4

Fig. 11 is an enlarged cross section of the single revolutionclutch,'and illustrates the positively driven. clutch wheel 156 formedintegrally with the worm gear 154, and provided with tapered clutchholes 158. Coaxially mounted with the positively driven clutch wheel 156is. the loose wheel142, which serves not only'as the driven member ofthe clutch, but also as a crank disk. This wheel carries a crank pin170, to which one end of the connecting rod 144 is connected by means ofa bearing 172. The crank pin 170 is hollow and carries a clutch pin 174,which is reciprocable within the crank pin 170, but which is splinedthereto to prevent relative rotation therebetween by means of a key slot176, engaged by a set screw 178. The plunger 180, supported on thestationary chassis as is indicated in Fig. 10, upon reciprocation forcesthe clutch pin 174 into one of the holes 158 in the rotating clutchwheel 156, and so causes the crank to rotate.

The connecting rod bearing 172 has an enlarged face 182, on which a cam184 is fixed. The end of the reciprocable clutch pin 174 carries a camfollower 188. The cam and follower experience relative rotation becauseof the effect of the keyin Fig. 12.

way 176 and key 178, and near the end of a sin-.

gle revolution the follower 188 rides up on the cam surface 184 andretracts the clutch pin 174 from engagement with the positively drivenclutch wheel 156. The holes 158 and pin 170 are slightly tapered topermit ready retraction. The outer end of the clutch pin 174 carries acurved shield 90 to prevent jamming of the clutch pin against theplunger 180, should the latter through some mishap not have beenmeanwhile restored to its normal position.

A wiring diagram for the phonograph is given Energy from a supply line200 is fed through a master switch 201 to the driving motor .10 wheneverthe circuit is closed by either a manual switch 202, or either of theautomatic switches 204 and 206, these switches all being connectedelectrically in parallel. Switch 206 is arranged, as shown, to be openedwhen theturntable is in normal playing position, but closed when thetable is even slightly tilted. The switch 204 is operated by a roller207, supported on an arm 208, which is pivoted at 210 to the stationarychassis, and urged toward the periphery of the record turntable 2 by atorsional spring 212. The turntable is smaller in diameter than therecords, and the screw 214 is so adjusted that the contact 204 is openedwhen the roller 207 moves entirely over to the periphery of theturntable 2, without being stopped by a record. A roller or other wipermoving normally of the table, and depending for actuation upon thepresence of the record, might equally well be used, but I prefer thepresent scheme because the roller is also used to locate the initialreproducer position, as is explained in my copending application SerialNumber 341,076, filed concurrently herewith. The roller 207 and switch204 thus provide an automatic stop when the turntable is raised Withouta record, either because all of the records have been played, or becausethe machine is being used with only a single record at a time. When theturntable tilts the consequent movement of the roller 206 tends to openthe motor circuit, but the additional switch 206 keeps the circuitclosed until the tilting cycle has been completed. Some of the energyfrom the line 200 is supplied through a transformer 220 to a magnet 192,which is arranged to attract an armature 194 in order to move a plunger180 fixed thereto against the clutch pin 174. The magnet circuit isclosed by a contact 222 which, when the reproducer arm reaches the endof a record, is actuated in any conventional manner, and thus trips thesingle revolution clutch and ejects the used record. A manually operableswitch 224 is arranged in parallel with the automatic switch 222, sothata record may be rejected at will, without waiting for itscompletion.

To start the machine the button 226 is depressed, which closes theswitches 202 and 224. The closing of the switch 224 trips the singlerevolution clutch, while the closing of the switch 202 starts thedriving motor 106, so that the turntable 102 immediately begins to tilt.The button-must'be depressed long enoughfor the table to begin to tilt,whereupon the contact 206 is closed, and remains so until the tiltingcycle is completed.- When the table is restored to its operatingposition, it. carries a record which moves the roller 207 outwardly,which by closing the contact 204 causes the driving motor to continue tooperate. At the end of the record the contact 222 is closed, trippingthe single revolution clutch, and thereby repeating the tilting cyole.If no record is brought up with the table the motor circuit'is opened bythe wheel 207 opening the contact 204. Itf a record already begun isconsidered undesirable, the button 226 may be depressed, tripping thesingle revolution clutch and ejecting the undesired record. If a recordis to be repeated the repeat lever (lever 84 in Fig. 4) is moved over atany time during the playing of the record. 7 It may incidentally bementioned that the reproducer 21 is preferably of the electrical type,

and its pick-up is led over conductors 230 to a suitable amplifier,which, in the case of acornbined radio receiver and phonograph, may bethe amplifier of the radio set.

The location and mode of attachment of the roller and the accompanyingmechanism is clearly shown in Fig. 10. It is evident from the figurethat when the record turntable 2 carries no record, the roller 20'!swings inwardly a sufficient distance to open the contact 204, and sostops the driving motor 10 by opening its energizing circuit; 0

If the functioning of the record storage magazine described in. Figs-2and 3, and of the repeat mechanism described in Fig. 4, is kept in mind,together with the supervisory control permitted by the circuit describedin Fig. 12, it will be appreciated that the desired complete flexibilityof operation has been fully attained. A single record may be inserted intheslot in the exterior of the phonograph, and the starting buttondepressed, whereupon the record will be loaded, played, ejected, and themachine'then stopped. A number of records may be loaded 1 A portion ofthe record may be repeated by operating both the repeat lever and thereject button. The machine may be completely stopped and taken out ofcircuit .by opening the master switch on the main line coming into thephonograph. v

It will be apparent that while I have shown and described my inventionin preferred form, many changes and modifications may be made in thestructure disclosed, without departing from the spirit of the invention,defined in the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. In an automatic phonograph having a tiltable record turntable with acentering pin, the method of self loading which includes tilting thetable away from its playing position to a substantially verticalposition, bringing a record into leaning engagement with the upper edgeof the tilted table, moving the table upwardly until the centering pinengages the center hole of the record, and restoring the table andrecord to the playing position.

2. In an automatic phonograph having a tiltable record turntable with acentering pin and a reproducer, the method of self-loading whichincludes tilting the table away from its playing position to asubstantially vertical position, bringing a record into leaningengagement with the upper edge of the tilted table, moving the tableupwardly until the centering pin engages the center hole of the record,and restoring the table and record to the playing position directly intocontact with the reproducer. A

3. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable, a drivingmotor therefor, a discard magazine, and means to tilt the motor andtable to put the table in a substantially vertical position at a higherlevel than the magatable into the magazine, and means to simultaneouslyreduce the rotative speed of the record.

5. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable having acentering pin, a driving motor therefor, a discard magazine, means totilt the motor and table as a unit until the table is in a substantiallyupright position higher than the magazine, and means to push a recordcarried thereby away from the table to dislodge it from the centeringpin and discharge itinto the magazine.

6. An automatic phonograph comprising a reproducer, a record turntablewith a centering pin, means to support a record to be played, means totilt the table away from its playing position to a substantiallyvertical position, means for bringing the record to be played intoleaning engagement with the upper edge of the tilted table, and means tomove the table upwardly until the centering pin engages the center holeof the record and further to restore the table and record to the playingposition into contact with the reproducer.

'7. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable wit-h acentering pin, a reproducer, means to support a record to be played,means to tilt the table away from the reproducer to a substantiallyvertical position, means for bringing the'record to be played intoleaning engagement with the upper edge of the tilted table, and means tomove the table upwardly until the centering pin engages the center holeof the record and further to restore the table and record to ahorizontal position directly into contact with the reproducer.

8. An automatic phonograph comprising a edge of the turntable, and meansfor bringing the table upwardly in an arcuate path such that thecentering pin engages the upper side of the center hole of the recordand carries the record with it to a horizontal position.

9. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable having anelongated centering pin, a reproducer, a support for supporting a recordto be played in a nearly upright position but slightly toward theturntable, means to tilt the table away from the reproducer to a nearlyupright position spaced from the aforesaid nearly upright record, andmeans to bring the table upwardly in an arcuate pathsuch that the tip ofthe elongated centering .pin misses the lower side but engages the upperside of the center hole of the record and carries the record upwardlywith it to a horizontal position into contact with the turntable on oneside and the reproducer on the other.

10. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable having acentering pin, a hori-,

zontally reciprocablereproducer, a-support for a record to be played,a'discard magazine, means to tilt the table over the magazine, means torecord to be played and carries it to a horizontal position into contactwith the reproducer;

11. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable tiltable abouta center of oscillation located beneath the table, and means to supporta record to be played in an inclined colof the centering pin of thetable during upward lateral relation to the tilted table such that thecenter hole of the record lies in the arcuate path oscillation of thetable into its playing position.

12. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable having acentering pin, means to tilt the table to discharge a used record, meansto support a stack of records adjacent the table when it is in tiltedposition, and means operating in timed relation with the tilting meansfor moving the end record of the stack into an inclined position suchthat the center hole of the record lies in the path of the centering pinof the table as the table is restored to playing position.

13. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable, a drivingmotor therefor, means to tilt the table and motor, a discard magazinesubjacent the table when it is in tilted position, ejector means forpushing a record away from the table to dislodge it from the centeringpin and drop it into the magazine, and means actuated by tilting of thetable for operating the ejector means.

14. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable, means toautomatically tilt the turntable at the end of a record, a discardmaga-.

zine subjacent the turntable when it is in tilted position, ejectormeans for pushing the record away from the turntable to'dislodge it fromthe centering pin and drop it into the magazine, means actuated bytilting of the table for operating the ejector means, and manuallyoperable means for making said operating means inoperative to dislodgethe record upon tilting of the table, in order not to-eject the record.

15. An automatic phonograph comprising a recordtumtable, means toautomatically tilt the turntable at the end of a record, a discardmagazine subjacent the turntable when it is in tilted position, ejectormeans for reducing the rotative' speed of the record and for pushing itaway from the table to dislodge it from the centering pin and drop itinto the magazine, and means actuated by tilting of the table foroperating the ejector means. I

16. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable, a drivingshaft therefor, a collar on the driving shaft for supporting andfrictionally engaging the turntable, and means to tilt the shaft andtable through substantially a right angle in order to discharge a usedrecord, said turntable being axially movable on the shaft away from thecollar in order to slow up the rotative speed of the record. a

17. An automatic phonograph comprising a tiltable record turntable, arecord storage magazine for supporting a stack of records in an uprightposition adjacent the turntable when it is in tilted position, means forreceiving a record from the magazine and supporting it in an inclinedposition ready for loading, means for separating the innermost recordfrom the stack to the supporting means, and operating means for saidseparating means actuated by tilting of the table.

18. An automatic phonograph comprising a tiltable record turntable, arecord storage magazine for supporting a stack of records in an uprightposition adjacent the turntable when it is in tilted position, means forseparating the innermost record into a loading position, operating meansfor said separating means actuated by tilting of the table, and manuallyoperable means for making said operating means inoperative upon tiltingof the turntable, in order not to separate a record.

19. An automatic phonograph comprising a tiltable record turntable, arecord storage magazine for supporting a stack of records in an uprightposition adjacent the table when it is in tilted-position, ejector meansfor pushing a record away from the table to eject the record, means forseparating the innermost record from the stack into loading position,and actuating means interconnecting the ejector means and the separatingmeans in order to insure that a new record is separated only if the usedrecord has been ejected from'the table when the table is tilted.

20. An automatic phonograph comprising a tiltable record turntable, arecord storage magaright position adjacent the table when it is intilted position, ejector means for pushing a record away from the tableto eject the record, means for separating the innermost record from thestack into loading position, operating means for said ejector andseparating means actuated by tilting of the turntable, and manuallyoperable means for making said operating means inoperative upon tiltingof the turntable in order to retain the played record on the turntable.

21. An automatic phonograph comprising a tiltable record turntable, arecord storage magazine for supporting a stack of records in a positionadjacent that of the table when the table is in tilted position, ejectormeans for pushing a used record away from the tilted table to eject therecord, record supporting means adjacent the magazine, means forseparating a record from the stack into loading position on thesupporting means, and actuating means interconnecting the ejector meansand the separating means in order to insure that a new record isseparated from the stack only if the used record has been ejected fromthe table.

22. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable having acentering pin, areproducer, means to oscillate the table about an axislocated beneath the table, and a support for supporting a record to,beplayed in an inclined collateral relation to the table when the table isin tilted position such that when the table oscillated upwardly thecentering pin will engage the center hole oi the record.

23. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable having acentering pin, a reproducer, means'to oscillate the table away fromrelation to the tilted table such that when the table is oscillatedupwardly the centering pin will miss the lower side but engage the uppercarry the record with it to the playing position into contact with thereproducer.

24. An automatic phonograph camprising a record turntable having acentering pin, a horiz'bntally reciprocable reproducer, 'a discardmagazine, means to tilt the table over the magazine about an axislocated beneath the table, meansto dislodge a record carried therebyfrom the centering pin to permit it to travel downwardly into thediscard magazine, means to move the re producer to a point adjacent theouter periphery of a recordwhen the record has been put in playingposition, means to support a record to be played in an inclinedcollateral relation to the tilted table such that when the table ismoved upwardly the centering pin will engage the cen ter hole of therecord, and means to move the table upwardly in order to carry therecord to thereby causing the separated record to travel by gravity intothe discard magazine, moving the reproducer outwardly to a pointadjacent the periphery of a record when the record is put playingposition, supporting a record to be played in an upright positionadjacent the table, so

moving the table that the centering pin enters the center hole of therecord and the record is carried to the playing position into directcontact with the reproducer.

26. An automatic phonograph comprising a record turntable having acentering pin, means to support the turntable in a substantially uprightposition, a horizontally reciprocable reproducer, means to support arecord to be played in a substantially upright position adjacent thetable, a discard magazine, means to separate a record carried by thetable fromthe turntable and centering pin, means to cause it to travelby gravity into the discard magazine, means to move the reproducer to apoint adjacent the outer periphery of a record when, the record is inplaying position, means for so moving the table that the centering pinenters the center hole of the record and the record is carried to theplaying position directly into contact with the reproducer.

LESTER L. JONES.

